Bundesliga teams are expected to fare better in the upcoming UEFA Champions League campaign, but only Bayern Munich is thought to have a real chance of winning the competition.
The three German teams to win the Champions League are; Bayern Munich (1974, 1975, 1976, 2001), Hamburg (1983) and Borussia Dortmund (1997). Other than that, Eintracht Frankfurt, Borussia Monchengladbach and Bayer Leverkusen have
reached the final of the competition.
German teams have won Europe's elite club competition six times and have finished runners-up a total of nine times. It has been more than decade since a German club won the competition. Since the 2000's only the Bavarian giants
have managed to win the tournament, although they reached the final twice in the last three years.
From 2012-13 season onwards, German league will have four entries instead of three into the Champions League. The Bundesliga surpassed Italian Serie A and became third in the UEFA country coefficient system that ranks the football
associations of Europe and stole Serie A’s fourth spot for the competition.
The extra Champions League spot will give exposure to the Bundesliga teams and will help them gain experience and further aid them in doing well in the prestigious competition.
Bayern won the Champions League in 2001 but after that the Bundesliga sides have failed miserably in the competition at the hands of the Premier League, La Liga and Serie A clubs. This could change in the coming season as Bayern
and Dortmund have strengthened their squad and are looking forward to make an impact this time around.
Die Borussen outfit will put behind last year’s group stage exit, even though they dominated in http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Germany-c2904 and had a staggering amount of potential and will need to use that experience to their advantage. Since then, they have solidified
their team by signing new players and will definitely make it a priority to make it past through the group stages.
A repeat of last year’s finish in the European competition is unthinkable as the side boasts of the unbreakable defensive duo of http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Marco-Reus-c23733, the prolific
forward http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Sebastian-Kehl-c32732. This brilliant team could give any big club a run for their money in the knockout stages.
Moreover, Die Bayern continue to be a dominating force in Europe and have continuously produced amazing young players rising through the ranks at the Allianz Arena. They attract world class players and captured Mario Mandzukic
and the veteran http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Claudio-Pizarro-c9324 in their European pursuit this summer.
However, The Reds just need a few adjustments in their squad as their star players such as Manuel Neuer, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Arjen-Robben-c6521 and Mario Gomez are all in their primes and will be very influential if
they are to win Europe’s elite tournament again. To deal with a team with such venom and steel will be an uphill task for their European counterparts.
Furthermore, FC Schalke will also be an outside bet to pull off a few surprises. They improved from their 14th placed finish to an amazing third rank last year without their titan goalkeeper http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Manuel-Neuer-c23424, with the help
of Klass-Jan Huntelaar who scored 29 goals in 32 matches and http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Raul-c30652 also scoring 15 goals.
Meanwhile, the former Real Madrid player has left the German side for Al Sadd on a free transfer. Die Knappen club still have a good squad with Jefferson Farfan, Julian Draxler, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Lewis-Holtby-c22175 in their side.
Finally, Bettor.com has the opinion that only the FC Hollywood outfit will have a real chance of winning the competition because they have the cutting edge to do well in the tournament. The other German sides lack this trait and
experience but they can shock their rivals on occasions.
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